Life-saving suit.



PATENTED Nov. 12, 1907.

M. A. TIEGK. LIFE SAVING SUIT. Arrmcflx on FILED 51121229, 1905.

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LIFE SAVING SUIT. APPLIUATIGH FILED SEPT. 29. 196s.

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LIFE-SAVING SUIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1907.

Application filed September 29. 1906- Sarisl No. 336 673- '1'o all whom it may concern:

Be it 'known that I, MAX A. Trnon, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Denver in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have'invented new and useful Improvements in Life-Saving Suits. of

- wh-ich the iollowing is a specification.

This inventio'n're'lates to life preservers; being es 'pecially directed to an improved life saving suit em-. bodying a; plurality of impervious fluid receiving .10 pockets or chambers, and has for its objects to provide a comparatively simple, inexpensive devifie of this character which be quicklyand'conveniently donned, one .wherein the" compartments or pockets maybe-readily inflated-for use. and one which will possess the requisite buoyancy to render it highly.

effective inaction. With these and other objects inview, the invention comprises the novel features of construction and com-- 1 bination of parts more fully hereinafter described. lnthe accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a per spective'viewiof a deviceembodying the invention. showing the same applied for use. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the device; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal; section taken on the line 3.3 of-Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 are cross sections taken r espe'ctively on the lines 44 and 55 1 Referring to the drawings. it will be seen that the de- .vi'ce is in the form of a one-piece or union suit 1 having a neck opening 2; arm-holes 3, and leg portions 4. there -being appliedaround the openings 3 and lower ends ofthelegportions 4 straps :01 bands 5 and around the openings 2 a neck-band or strap 6. which. together with the straps 5. is preferably composed of leather and cemented to the rubber or other impervious material ofwhichthe suit iscomposed. i I

' The suit is,,in accordance with the invention. provided atits back with a pair of main fluid receiving compartments or pockets 7 extended throughoutthe entire length of the garment from the neck-band to the lower ends of the leg portions 4 and'connected for communication one with the other and preferably at the waist-1ine by means of a connecting duct or passage 8, while iormed beneath the arm-holes 3 and at I the sides ofthe garments are pockets or chambers-9 in adapted to receive water or other liquid to be used by .8 and 10. as will be readily understood. The bottles tiine totime. as necessary by means of the pump 12." 1v

all of said pockets.

.turn connected for communication with the respective: .45

adjacent pockets 7 by means of ducts or passages 10. therebeing formed on one of--the pockets 9 a tubular nipple 11 with whichianiair pump 12 of any appropriate neck 2 and to be closed by buckles or other fastening members 14. is a pair of tubular vessels 15 composed of rubber or other suitable impervious material andthe operator. the bottles being provided at their upper ends with 'nipples 16 disposed within convenientreach of the operators mouth and through which, the corn.

.tents of the vessels may be drawn.

In practice. the suitis donned in the ordinary man-'- ner. after which the opening 13 is closed by means of the fastening members 14'and the pump manipulated for inflating the pockets 7 and 9 with air. tvhich fiows from one compartment to another-through the passages are then filled with water or with a stimulating liquid. as may be desired. and the device is ready for use.

It is to be observed that the pockets which conjointly cover the entire surface area of the back portion of the garment and the portions thereoibeneath the arms will afford the requisite degree of buoyancy to render the device effective andthat the inflating me.- dium within the compartments may be renewed from Having thus described my invention, what I claim-is; A device of the class described comprising a garment having a pair of back pockets extended conjointly 'oversubstantially ,the entire area of the'rear side of the. gar-' ment and a pair of side pockets disposed respectively beneath the arms. said side and back pockets being connected, for communication one with another}. and a pump per,- manently connected with one of the pockets for inflating In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature iii-presence of two witnesses. i 3

MAX A. TIECK. Witnesses:

JAM-ES F. Dunsunn,

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